Ye Lingyuan's eyes lit up, and the chill emanating from his body immediately dissipated a lot.
A smile curved his lips, and his eyes twinkled as he said, "No need!"
Zi Linling was startled and thought to herself, what a captivating rogue!
Ye Lingyuan was already indescribably handsome, and with this smile, even "soul-stirring" wouldn't suffice to describe it.
Fortunately, Zi Linling had extraordinary willpower and quickly regained her composure.
She looked at Ye Lingyuan with a strange expression, wondering in her heart, could this ice block who constantly exuded a cold aura actually smile? Could it be a sequela from being too heavily injured?
As she thought this, a sentence slipped out, "Ye Lingyuan, are you alright?"
Ye Lingyuan looked at her, baffled, and shook his head in confusion, asking, "What could be wrong with this prince?"
Zi Linling muttered to herself, "Not alright? Then why are you smiling? Don't you know how alluring you are like this?"
Although she thought this, a hint of slyness flashed across her face, and she said, "It's good that you're alright! It's good that you're alright!"
Ye Lingyuan's gaze was sharp and he naturally saw the fleeting hint of slyness.
However, before he could speak, Mo Qingcheng's sharp, scolding voice rang out.
"Bitch, who are you? What did you do to Qing'e? Let her up quickly!"
It turned out that Mo Qingcheng had intended to subdue Zi Linling first, then force her to release Qing'e, which was why she had directly unleashed a surge of spiritual energy without a word.
But who would have thought that before that surge of spiritual energy could reach Zi Linling, it would be scattered and annihilated by a force?
Mo Qingcheng's heart was greatly shocked.
In that instant, she hadn't felt any fluctuation of spiritual energy at all. So, what method had Zi Linling used to block her spiritual energy attack?
Of course, she hadn't realized that it was Ye Lingyuan who had made the move, because Ye Lingyuan's speed was extremely fast.
Precisely because of this, Mo Qingcheng intended to make another move. If she could subdue Zi Linling, that would be even better. If not, she could also test Zi Linling's methods again.
She gathered spiritual energy in the palm of her right hand and was about to strike when she saw a black shadow flash past, blocking Zi Linling.
Mo Qingcheng looked closely and only then realized that the black shadow was actually the man in black she had been waiting for.
To avoid accidentally harming her beloved, she withdrew her spiritual energy and rushed forward, questioning Zi Linling.
Little did Mo Qingcheng know that Ye Lingyuan was very displeased that she had interrupted his conversation with Zi Linling.
Ye Lingyuan frowned and looked at Mo Qingcheng with displeasure.
When he saw that Mo Qingcheng was the woman who had pestered him before, his expression instantly turned grim.
Zi Linling's expression also became somewhat gloomy.
She still remembered Mo Qingcheng injuring Xue Ying.
Zi Linling slowly walked around Ye Lingyuan and stood out with a cold smile.
She looked at Mo Qingcheng, a dangerous glint in her eyes.
"Mo Qingcheng, dare to call me a bitch one more time!"
Zi Linling had previously been too anxious to treat Xue Ying to pay attention to Mo Qingcheng and Qing'e.
Coupled with the subsequent series of events, she had also been delayed at the Fengyun Merchant Guild for half a day.
She had originally intended to find a way to settle the score with Mo Qingcheng after she was done with her current tasks.
Now that Mo Qingcheng had come to her, it would almost be an insult to fate if she didn't do something.
Mo Qingcheng now hated Zi Linling to the bone.
In her opinion, all the bad luck she had encountered today was because of Zi Linling.
Therefore, she said provocatively to Zi Linling, "Bitch! This immortal fairy has called you that, what can you do?"
"What can I do?"
The coldness emanating from Zi Linling's body surged, and she connected with the Nine Spirit Ring, preparing to make a move.
Although Mo Qingcheng was already a peak cultivator in the Spirit Gathering realm, Zi Linling might still have a chance to fight if she went all out.
After all, ancient martial arts did not belong to this world, and Zi Linling's advantage lay in catching her off guard, but she had to act swiftly.
However, before Zi Linling could make a move, Mo Qingcheng flew backward.
Zi Linling was startled and looked to her left.
It turned out that Ye Lingyuan had walked out from behind her at some point and was now standing beside her.
Mo Qingcheng had flown backward precisely because Ye Lingyuan had made a move.
Ye Lingyuan's face was somewhat darkened. He flicked his sleeve disdainfully and said, "Noisy," then looked at Zi Linling as if seeking praise, asking, "Satisfied?"
Zi Linling was taken aback, completely unable to understand why Ye Lingyuan had made a move.
She looked at Ye Lingyuan, bewildered, and asked, "Did she offend you?"
"Mm!"
Ye Lingyuan nodded calmly.
What was the difference between offending his woman and offending him?
Therefore, Mo Qingcheng had naturally offended him!
He looked at Zi Linling expectantly and asked, "How is it? Are you satisfied?"
Zi Linling looked at the proud Ye Lingyuan, feeling a bit dazed. She really didn't understand why Ye Lingyuan was doing this.
However, since she didn't have to do it herself and could still teach Mo Qingcheng a lesson, why not?
Poor Mo Qingcheng had no idea how cunning and overbearing the man she admired was.
Ye Lingyuan had now advanced to the Saint King realm. Although he hadn't used spiritual energy, that single flick of his sleeve had caused Mo Qingcheng considerable suffering.
Mo Qingcheng flew a full three zhang before landing with a "thud" on the ground, her backside facing up and her face down, a perfect "dog eating dirt" posture.
Passersby were drawn by the sound of the landing and all looked towards the source of the noise.
Mo Qingcheng felt that in her fifteen years of life, she had never been so humiliated as she was today.
Her maidservant Qing'e had knelt for four or five hours in broad daylight, and then she had been snubbed by Zi Linling, ignored by Ye Lingyuan, and toyed with by a mere reception attendant.
And now, she had fallen in a highly undignified manner in front of everyone. Where was her immortal fairy demeanor?
"Ha..."
"Hahaha..."
"Hahahahaha..."
The onlookers were taken aback, then, as if someone had started it, laughter erupted all around.
Zi Linling finally understood what Ye Lingyuan's "satisfied?" meant.
Looking at Mo Qingcheng's disheveled state, Zi Linling's lips twitched. She looked at Ye Lingyuan and thought to herself, "Truly cunning!"
However, she was very satisfied with this outcome.
Didn't Mo Qingcheng care about her immortal fairy image? Then she would add some flair! Even if it was a laughingstock!
Mo Qingcheng was filled with shame and anger, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.
But when she caught sight of Zi Linling's smiling face from afar, her rage overwhelmed her shame and surged towards her mind.
She scrambled to her feet, her spiritual energy circulating wildly, and cursed, "Bitch, you're asking for death!"
Mo Qingcheng hadn't seen Ye Lingyuan make a move and assumed that Zi Linling had used some other trick. Therefore, her heart was filled with such rage that she wished she could incinerate Zi Linling.
Zi Linling frowned, but she didn't evade. She tensed her body, preparing to fight.